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New Big Brother contestants are acting like Nikki Grahame to win over the public – they’re FAKE, says Imogen Thomas
BIG Brother legend Imogen Thomas has accused this year's contestants of being 'fake'.
The Welsh beauty, who was on the show in 2006, says the housemates are trying to act like Nikki Grahame to win the public over.
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Imogen, who became best pals with Nikki, was devastated when she died in 2021 following a long battle with Anorexia Nervosa.
Nikki became one of the most famous housemates and was known for her dramatic outbursts and tantrums.
She was so popular that she had her own catchphrase: "Who is she?!" which came after a moaning session in the diary room.
NHS manager Kerry has been criticised for her meltdowns on camera, with many accusing her of being "fake";.
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Speaking exclusively to The Sun on behalf of , Imogen said: "I’m not really liking Kerry at the moment.
"There was a lot of drama going on there and I feel there’s a lot of crocodile tears.
"I just really felt like what the f*** was that? It was just a little bit fake for my liking.
"That whole task outside and then screaming uncontrollably, I don’t know if that’s like, because with my best friend Nikki, when she and I were in there everything she was doing was genuine, and I feel everyone who goes into the house now is trying to be like a little bit of Nik."
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She went on to accuse Hallie of also playing up to the cameras.
She said that when Hallie suffered her outburst which left fellow housemates shocked, Imogen said it "wasn't funny."
"I think they’re being that way because they knew how popular Nik was," she continued.
"They are desperate for the popularity and that’s simply it. I think they know how popular that was with Nik and they’re thinking ‘oh my God. I’m going to do this and have a tantrum, people love to watch tantrums’."
And it's not just Kerry and Hallie that Imogen has it in for, she wasn't a fan of Olivia either.
"I couldn’t stand Olivia in the first week but she’s not too bad now, for me. She just says it how it is, she’s calmed down," she explained.
"But there was a lot of that going on the first week with her cos she had a lot to prove and didn’t want to leave."
This comes as Imogen said that she will never forgive Big Brother winner Pete Bennett for "betraying" Nikki's memory.
She said Pete, 41, who briefly dated the late star, was seeking attention when he shared a photo online taken of Nikki hours before she died.
Speaking to The Sun, Imogen, 40, said: "There’s no love lost there, there’s nothing. We will never make up and we will never be friends."
Pete insisted that Nikki had given him permission to post the image that showed her looking dangerously thin.
Imogen said: “He just rocked up at 1am with his girlfriend and took that picture. He only stayed for an hour.”
The star - speaking during a link-up with - insisted she initially contacted Pete privately, politely asking him to take down the picture.
But she added: “He went off on one. I’ve got loads of photos of Nikki on my phone but I’d never post them online. It doesn’t even look like Nik.
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";He then decided to go on every TV show and talk about her and this picture was popping up everywhere.
“It wasn’t nice for her mum and the rest of her family and friends.”
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